West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wash Common, West Berkshire
Extract fan cleaning in Wash Common, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. A site near Wash Common usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in Wash Common, done properly
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look so you get a clean bill of health. We’re often asked to deal with a fan that no longer moves enough air and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, across fan housings, in-line fans and discharge points.
Kitchens around a place like Wash Common are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Wash Common (RG14, RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Wash Common
There are about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops across Wash Common and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Wash Common sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Wash Common are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Benham Park is about 2.4 miles north-west), access may need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Falkland Primary School or anywhere near Wash Common, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Wash Common is about 2 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Across the RG14 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Wash Common is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. Reading is in our area too, about 17 miles from Wash Common.
All of RG14 and RG20 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Battle Road, Stuart Road and Warren Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Wash Common: Wash Water (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (1 mile south-west), Skinners Green (1 mile north-west), Newtown Common (1 mile south-east) and Sandleford (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Calcot (14 miles east), Lambourn (12 miles north-west) and Shaw (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Wash Common
In Wash Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Horris Hill School, Park House School and The Gun pub. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, about 1.8 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (2 miles north-east) and Hamstead Marshall 2 (2.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Sidown Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Leave a clear route to the fan
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Also near Wash Common
Other services in Wash Common
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Wash Common?
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Where a hall near St Luke Church, or anywhere in Wash Common, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Questions from Wash Common
Can you work in Wash Common outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Wash Common needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Wash Common?
That is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Wash Common and across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wash Common
Cleaning the fan in Wash Common now is a short job: the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Around Wash Common, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.